In the early days of theater reviewing it was mandatory that critics attend the opening. But in recent years that has changed. So it was a treat to be there on the rare occasion when the aud…
In Lynn Nottage's stirring and sometimes startling new work, the Brooklyn writer casts her gaze at the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A few beautiful ballads, exquisitely sung, and two glittery star turns, don't exactly add up to a top-tier musical.
But they go a long way toward making "Music in the Air," a 1932 operetta by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein (book and lyrics) an entertaining relic.